1985 All Japan Endurance Championship

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The 1985 All Japan Endurance Championship was the third season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1985 champion was the #25 Advan Sports Nova Porsche 962C driven by Kunimitsu Takahashi.

Entry list

D/C/LD-1/LD-2

  • For the WEC-Japan event, JSPC teams used different car numbers to avoid conflicts with the car numbers of the entrants of the World Sportscar Championship; each car's WEC-Japan race number is displayed in tooltips.
Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Trust Racing Team Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 1 Australia Vern Schuppan D All
Japan Keiichi Suzuki All
South Africa George Fouché 5
Alpha Cubic Racing Team MCS MCS Guppy BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 2 Japan Noritake Takahara B 1–2
Japan Chiyomi Totani 1–2
Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 Japan Noritake Takahara 3–6
Japan Chiyomi Totani 3–6
Japan Keiichi Suzuki 3–4, 6
Auto Beaurex Motorsport[N 1] Toyota TOM'S 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 3 Japan Naoki Nagasaka D 2–6
Japan Taku Akaike 2–6
Lotec Lotec M1C BMW M88 3.5 L I6 84 Japan Kazuo Mogi Y All
Japan Toshio Motohashi All
Garage Italya Lancia Lancia LC2/84 Lancia 268C 2.6 L Twin Turbo V8 6 Italy Alessandro Nannini D 2–3
France Henri Pescarolo 2, 4–5
Italy Lucio Cesario 3, 5
Rays Racing Division Toyota TOM'S 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 8 Japan Hitoshi Ogawa D 2–6
Japan Tsunehisa Asai 2–6
Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Nissan Skyline Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 11 Japan Masahiro Hasemi D 1–2
Japan Takao Wada 1–2
Nissan R85V Nissan VG30T/C 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Japan Masahiro Hasemi 3–6
Japan Takao Wada 3–6
Panasport Japan[N 2] LeMans LeMans LM04C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 12 Japan Keiji Matsumoto B 1–2
Japan Osamu Nakako 1–2
LeMans LM05C Nissan FJ23T 2.3 L Turbo I4 Japan Osamu Nakako 3–6
Japan Akio Morimoto 3–6
Italy Emanuele Pirro 5
Central 20 Racing Team LeMans LeMans LM04C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 20 Japan Haruhito Yanagida D 1–2
Japan Takamasa Nakagawa 1–2
Lola Lola T810 Nissan VG30ET 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Japan Haruhito Yanagida 3–6
Japan Takamasa Nakagawa 3–6
Hoshino Racing Nissan Nissan Silvia Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 23 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino B 1–2
Japan Akira Hagiwara 1–2
Nissan R85V Nissan VG30T/C 3.0 L Twin Turbo V6 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino 3–6
Japan Keiji Matsumoto 3–6
Japan Akira Hagiwara 3–6
ADVAN Sports Nova Porsche Porsche 962C Porsche 935/82 3.0 L Twin Turbo F6 25 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Y All
Japan Kenji Takahashi All
From A Racing Porsche Porsche 956B Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 27 Japan Jiro Yoneyama D All
Japan Hideki Okada All
Misaki Speed Toyota TOM'S 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 35 Japan Kiyoshi Misaki B 5
Japan Toshio Suzuki 5
Japan Kaoru Hoshino 5
TOM'S Toyota TOM'S 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 36 Japan Satoru Nakajima B All
Japan Masanori Sekiya All
Japan Kaoru Hoshino 2–6
Team Ikuzawa Toyota TOM'S 85C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 37 United Kingdom Tiff Needell D 2–6
United Kingdom James Weaver 2–6
Dome Motorsport Toyota TOM'S 84C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 38 Sweden Eje Elgh D 1
United Kingdom Geoff Lees 1
TOM'S 85C United Kingdom Geoff Lees 2–6
Japan Toshio Suzuki 2
Sweden Eje Elgh 3–6
Mazdaspeed Mazda Mazda 737C Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 85 Japan Yoshimi Katayama D 3–6
Japan Takashi Yorino 3–6
86 Japan Yojiro Terada All
Japan Yoshimi Katayama 1–2
Japan Takashi Yorino 2
Republic of Ireland David Kennedy 3–6
Top Fuel Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 845 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 88 Japan Norimasa Sakamoto B 1–4
Japan Takayuki Imazu 1
Japan Hironobu Tatsumi 2–4
Mr S Racing Product MCS MCS Guppy BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 96 Japan Shuji Fujii D 5
Japan Seiichi Sodeyama 5
Japan Toru Sawada 5

B

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Meiwa MSC Honda Honda Civic Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 5 Japan Masami Fujita B 1
Japan Ken Mizokawa 1
Toru Hirano West West 85S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 5 Japan Toru Hirano B 4
Japan Genshoku Nakagawa 4
Japan Akihiro Matsuda 4
West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 55 Japan Toru Hirano 1
Japan Hirofumi Nishi 1
Shinryo Auto West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 6 Japan Akihiro Masuda D 1
Seabreeze Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 7 Japan Hajime Oshiro D 4
Japan Hideshi Matsuda 4
Japan Eiji Yamada 4
Auto Kamida West West 85S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 8 Japan Masaharu Kinoshita D 1
West 83S-II 9 Japan Shuji Fujii 1
West 85S 17 Japan Masako Fujiwara 4
Japan Michiko Okuyama 4
Japan Hideki Ogawa 4
Ishida Racing West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 10 Japan Nobuyuki Saka B 1
Japan Nobuo Naka 1
West 85S 14 Japan Nobuyuki Saka 4
Japan Nobuo Naka 4
Auto European West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 13 Japan Katsunori Iketani B 4
Japan Hideo Hosoya 4
Japan Ryuji Nakajima 4
Capris Enterprise Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 15 Japan Kazuyoshi Sakamoto B 4
Japan Hiroshi Noda 4
Japan Kenji Iya 4
Daiichi Hanbai Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 16 Japan Ichiro Mizuno B 1
Japan Taido Hashimoto 1
24 Japan Ichiro Mizuno 4
Japan Taido Hashimoto 4
Japan Yoshinori Sakurai 4
Tokico Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 18 Japan Kazuhiko Oda D 2–4
Japan Akira Watanabe 2–4
Japan Makoto Ohto 3
Samejima SS West West 85S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 19 Japan Takamasa Nakagawa D 4
Japan Shuji Hyodo 4
KanBS Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 21 Japan Yukinobu Mizutani D 1
Japan Yoshinori Sakurai 1
Target 1/Cosmos Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 22 Japan Yukinobu Mizutani D 4
Japan Masaki Ohashi 4
Japan Yoshifumi Yamazaki 4
Cream Matsugae West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 29 Japan Norihiro Takeda D 1
Japan Shinji Yamauchi 1
Hiro Racing Hiro Hiro HRS-1 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 30 Japan Kozo Okumura D 4
Japan Fuminori Shimogishi 4
Horii Racing West West 83S-II Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 31 Japan Nobuyoshi Horii B 1, 4
Japan Kenji Abe 1, 4
Central Supply West West 83S-II Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 32 Japan Kazuo Emi B 4
Japan Toshiharu Suzuki 4
Daimyojin West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 33 Japan Keiichi Mizutani D 1
Japan Hiroyuki Kondo 1
Cockpit Inazawa Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 37 Japan Tetsuya Kasai B 1
Japan Koji Sato 1
THK Bearing Manatee Manatee Mk.IV Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 37 Japan Tetsuya Kasai B 4
Japan Koji Sato 4
Japan Fumiko Shinoda 4
First Morlding Collage Collage FM45 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 45 Japan Makio Nonaka D 1, 4
Japan Masuo Takada 4
Team A-One Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 46 Japan Keiichi Mizutani D 4
Japan Sadayumi Nakajima 4
Shuroku Sasaki Oscar Oscar SK85 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 47 Japan Shuroku Sasaki D 4
Japan Hisatoyo Goto 4
Seiichi Sodeyama Maxim Maxim 61S Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 61 Japan Seiichi Sodeyama D 4
Japan Shigeki Matsui 4
Motul West West 83S-II Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 66 Japan Masashi Kitagawa B 1, 4
Japan Toshiharu Murata 1, 4
Team Yamato Honda Honda Ballade Sports CR-X Honda D16A 1.6 L I4 67 Japan Tsuguo Ohba B 1–4, 6
Japan Katsuaki Sato 1–2, 4
Japan Ken Mizokawa 2–4, 6
Tuning Shop First Toyota Toyota Sprinter Trueno Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4 68 Japan Satoshi Fujita D 4
Japan Shuzo Harako 4
Japan Toshio Fujimura 4
Senki West West 83S-II Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 77 Japan Senkichiro Takeuchi D 4
Japan Seiji Omura 4
NEF BMW BMW 320i BMW S14 2.0 L I4 80 Hong Kong Adrian Fu D 4
Hong Kong Michael Liu 4

A

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Kawamura Bankin[N 3] Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 10 Japan Yasumi Fukao D 1
Japan Koichi Nishikawa 1
Ogawa Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 15 Japan Shigehito Hirabayashi D 1
Japan Hideki Iida 1
Car Shop Kakogawa Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 18 Japan Kiyotaka Nonomura D 1
Japan Mitsuo Yamamoto 1
Nagao Fukushima Toyota Toyota Starlet Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 98 Japan Nagao Fukushima D 1
Japan Kazuhiro Tokuda 1

GTX

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Norikura Engineering Nissan Nissan Silvia Nissan FJ20 2.1 L I4 176 Japan Yoshimasa Fujiwara B 5
Japan Makio Nonaka 5
Japan Junichi Igura 5

LD-2

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Sansho Kogyo Mazda Mazda RX-7 825 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 6 Japan Yoshimasa Matsumoto D 6
Japan Kenichi Kaneko 6
All by Tabata Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 7 Japan Kenji Shiono D 3
Japan Masami Yoshino 3
RE Amemiya Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 14 Japan Satoshi Egura D 3
Japan Isao Itagaki 3
Japan Yasuo Inoue 3
ERC Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 16 Japan Masaatsu Oya D 3, 6
Japan Kinji Suzuki 3, 6
OZ Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 24 Japan Kenji Seino D 2, 6
Japan Mutsuo Kazama 2, 6
Mazda Sport Car Club Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 30 Japan Iwao Sugai D 2–3, 6
Japan Hiroshi Sugai 2–3, 6
Mazda Auto Nishi Tokyo Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 55 Japan Toshiyuki Abe D 2, 6
Japan Toshihiro Fukazawa 2, 6
Japan Shigeru Miura 2, 6
gains/OPTION Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 56 Japan Eiji Yamada Y 2–3, 6
Japan Nobuo Komiya 2–3, 6
Japan Shinichi Katsura 2
AMRC Mazda Mazda RX-7 253 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 61 Japan Shinya Nishizawa D 3
Japan Fumio Suzuki 3
81 Japan Shinya Nishizawa 3
Japan Fumio Suzuki 3
Build Factory Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 68 Japan Tetsuya Kawasaki D 3, 6
Japan Shuji Fujii 3, 6
Tomei Jidosha Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 71 Japan Yoshiaki Jitsukawa D 3, 6
Japan Motoji Sekine 3
Japan Hiroyuki Nodi 6
Koyata Engei Racing Mazda Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 80 Japan Shigeru Yokoyama Y 2–3, 6
Japan Akio Yokoyama 2–3, 6
Japan Hachiro Saeki 2
Japan Kenichi Suzuki 3

LD-3

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Myspeed Toyota Toyota Sprinter Trueno Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4 5 Japan Koichi Tahara D 2
Main Page "A. Kharn"[N 4] 2
Toshio Aoyama Toyota Toyota Corolla Levin Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4 19 Japan Toshio Aoyama D 6
Japan Yoshio Shimada 6
Trust Racing Team Toyota Toyota Celica LB Turbo Toyota 18R-G 2.1 L Turbo I4 21 Japan Ryusaku Hitomi D 2–3, 6
Japan Mitsutake Koma 2–3, 6
Japan Shinichi Katsura 3
Asano Racing Service Toyota Toyota Corolla Levin Toyota 4A 1.6 L I4 47 Japan Takeo Asano B 6
Japan Yuji Nihei 6
Kaneshin Toyota Toyota Starlet Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 48 Japan Masanori Kimura B 6
Japan Terumi Kuwahara 6
Sinzan Tyre Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 50 Japan Hirofumi Sada Y 6
Japan Masahiro Akiyama 6

LD-4

Team Make Car Engine No. Drivers Tyre Rounds
Chubu Jidosha Racing Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 10 Japan Hiroyuki Nodi Y 1
Japan Masami Ishikawa 1
Japan Makoto Nakamura 1
Matsuoka Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 31 Japan Yuji Furuya B 3
Japan "S. Sumitashachi" 3
SCCN Nissan Nissan Sunny Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 50 Japan Masao Endo B 3
Japan Michie Shinbori 3

Schedule

All races were held in Japan.

Round Race Circuit Date
1 International Suzuka 500 km Suzuka Circuit 7 April
2 All Japan Fuji 1000 km Fuji Speedway 5 May
3 All Japan Fuji 500 Miles Fuji Speedway 28 July
4 International Suzuka 1000 km Suzuka Circuit 25 August
5 WEC-Japan Fuji Speedway 10 October
6 All Japan Fuji 500 km Fuji Speedway 24 November

Season results

Season results are as follows:[1]

Round Circuit Winning Team
Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka Circuit
Report 		#38 Dome Motorsport Dome 84C-Toyota
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Sweden Eje Elgh
2 Mt. Fuji
Report 		#1 Trust Racing Team [ja] Porsche 956
Australia Vern Schuppan
Japan Keiichi Suzuki
3 Mt. Fuji #25 Advan Sports Nova [ja] Porsche 962C
Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi
Japan Kenji Takahashi
4 Suzuka Circuit
Report 		#25 Advan Sports Nova [ja] Porsche 962C
Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi
Japan Kenji Takahashi
5 Mt. Fuji
Report 		#28 Hoshino Racing March 85G
Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Japan Akira Hagiwara
Japan Keiji Matsumoto
6 Mt. Fuji #25 Advan Sports Nova [ja] Porsche 962C
Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi
Japan Kenji Takahashi

Point Ranking

Drivers

Rank Drivers Number/Team Points Wins
1 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi #25 Advan Sports Nova [ja] Porsche 962C 72 3
2 Japan Kenji Takahashi 72 3
3 Australia Vern Schuppan #1 Trust Racing Team [ja] Porsche 956
#60 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 		46 1
4 United Kingdom Geoff Lees #38 Dome Motorsport Dome 84C-Toyota
#38 Dome Motorsport Dome 85C-Toyota 		41 1
5 Sweden Eje Elgh 36 1

Notes

  1. ^ #84 competed as #62 from Rd. 1–4
  2. ^ Competed as #26 from Rd. 1–2
  3. ^ Competed as #77 in Rd. 1
  4. ^ Nationality unknown

References

  1. ^ "JSPC 1985". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.

External links

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